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TV to arcade monitor conversion?
vidmouse:
Have no idea if this is even possible, but I thought I'd ask the question.
I just scored another cab off ebay that is complete except for
a monitor and a back panel. Was wondering if I can take my
old 19" tv that only has coaxial cable inputs and turn it into
a monitor for this cab w/o really MAME-ing it? (it comes with
the oriignal boards and roms but don't know 100% if they're
working)
As a second option (ie if they don't work), I could MAME it but then I'd need a way to
hook into the coaxial cable inputs -- some help here would be
great too!
This is the cab I got:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9700
Thanks for any help!
ahofle:
It's possible, but not exactly easy. You will need a chassis to convert your TV to an arcade monitor. Something like this:
http://www.8liners.com/datatech/monitor.html
fa001:
Has anyone tried one of these 8-liners chassis?
I would be interested in a review or impressions.
- Fred
ahofle:
There's a big thread somewhere in the monitor forum. Rick from niemandisplays.com may also be able to help.
vidmouse:
Thanks. Just taking a look at it , it seems more than what I'd want to get into.
Another thought, maybe if I MAME it I can use my 19" as a monitor by
using an RF modulator to accept my PC's s-video input. ANy better
way to do this than buy an RF modulator? (note my tv is old, has
only a coaxial cable input)
What did those old game boxes do that came with Atari's?... seemed like you plugged in a single cable to this box and you could screw in the box terminals to a coax cable converter... can't remmber how it all worked though.
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